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Tomahawk
Tomahawk
(Ipecac, 2001)
It’s a Mike Patton record. Hey, where’d everybody go?
If there exists, somewhere in a filing cabinet marked ‘gross oversimplifications’, a list of singers that could be described as ‘chameleonic’, art metal supremo Mike Patton would surely be at the very top. In a career spanning a clutch of bands, dozens of collaborations and countless guest vocals, his throat has produced an astonishing range of noise, from orthodox crooning on Faith No More’s cover of the Bee Gees I Started A Joke to death growls and obscene faux-rapping on Mr. Bungle’s eponymous debut LP. And it seems the diversity of his activities in the last ten years is more than a match for the versatility of his voice – actor, soothsayer, indie label head (Ipecac Recordings – “Making People Sick Since 1999”), video game voice artist, and, most significantly here, expert builder of supergroups.
Patton formed Tomahawk in 2000 with Duane Denison (Jesus Lizard), John Stanier (Helmet) and Kevin Rutmanis (The Melvins), with their self-titled debut emerging a year later. It delves into the psychology of a serial killer of the old-cabin-in-the-woods, abandoned-sawmill strain. It’s a concept that drips with threat, perversion and deranged silliness. In short, it’s prime Patton territory, and he milks it for every last drop of humid atmosphere. From the album opener Flashback, on which guitars mimic the ticking of crickets whilst Patton feverishly delves into a gender-confused childhood, to the deformed bluegrass of Cul De Sac, this is one of Patton’s most unified, cinematic and, if you can believe it, accessible records. When considered in the context of Mike Patton’s hyperactive career, Tomahawk provokes two questions. How does he fit it all in, and, more importantly, how is it all so bloody good?
Chris Lo
Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 6:00 AM GMT 08/10/2008
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nice one Danny!
hello from California-
Ipecac HQ is just down the road.
Posted by HappyParts at 8:24 AM GMT 09/10/2008 Report Abuse
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Tomahawk_1.. Corking :)
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